118 STAT. 2049 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (b) CONTENT.—(1) The report shall include a discussion of the matters described in paragraph (2), with a particular emphasis on accomplishments and shortcomings and on near term and long term corrective actions to address such shortcomings. (2) The matters to be discussed in the report are as follows: (A) The military and political objectives of the international coalition conducting the post major combat operations phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the military strategy selected to achieve such objectives, together with an assessment of the execution of the military strategy. (B) The mobilization process for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the timeliness of notification, training and certification, and subsequent demobilization. (C) The use and performance of major items of United States military equipment, weapon systems, and munitions (including non lethal weapons and munitions, items classified under special access procedures, and items drawn from prepositioned stocks) and any expected effects of the experience with the use and performance of such items on the doctrinal and tactical employment of such items and on plans for con tinuing the acquisition of such items. (D) Any additional requirements for military equipment, weapon systems, munitions, force structure, or other capability identified during the post major combat operations phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including changes in type or quantity for future operations. (E) The effectiveness of joint air operations, together with an assessment of the effectiveness of— (i) the employment of close air support; and (ii) attack helicopter operations. (F) The use of special operations forces, including oper ational and intelligence uses. (G) The scope of logistics support, including support to and from other nations and from international organizations and organizations and individuals from the private sector in Iraq. (H) The incidents of accidental fratricide, including a discussion of the effectiveness of the tracking of friendly forces and the use of the combat identification systems in mitigating friendly fire incidents. (I) The adequacy of spectrum and bandwidth to transmit information to operational forces and assets, including unmanned aerial vehicles, ground vehicles, and individual sol diers. (J) The effectiveness of strategic, operational, and tactical information operations, including psychological operations and assets, organization, and doctrine related to civil affairs, in achieving established objectives, together with a description of technological and other restrictions on the use of information operations capabilities. (K) The readiness of the reserve component forces used in the post major combat operations phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including an assessment of the success of the reserve component forces in accomplishing their missions. (L) The adequacy of intelligence support during the post major combat operations phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
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